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Dayna DeFilippo Brown Obituary
November 30, 1977 - June 22, 2020
DAYNA DEFILIPPO BROWN
Dayna DeFilippo Brown died Monday June 22, 2020 at the age of 42 at her home in Modesto, California after a long illness. A gravesite service will be held for her Tuesday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m. at Acacia Memorial Park, 801 Scenic Drive, Modesto. Salas Brothers will be handling the arrangements.
Dayna was born November 30, 1977 in Modesto California to Alan and Georgia DeFilippo. She attended local schools and was a graduate of the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. After graduating, she lived for a time in Los Angeles where she worked as a food stylist for film and television shows. In 2017, she married the long-time love of her life, Kyle Brown. Her last job before her illness was as a server at Sabatino's Mediterranean Restaurant on McHenry Avenue.
Dayna spent her free time drawing and was a talented artist who favored the Korean Manga style of cartoons. She loved to make caricatures of friends, family members and TV characters with her accurate and insightful drawings. She was an excellent cook; her roasted red pepper soup was loved by all and the family eagerly anticipated her annual Christmas cookies.
She loved cats and spent her own money making sure the feral cats in her neighborhood were spayed and neutered.
She was diagnosed with colon cancer at the same time she gave birth to her beautiful baby and spent her last three and a half years fighting cancer and being a wonderful mother to her daughter. Dayna leaves behind her husband Kyle Brown and daughter Reese Aubrey Brown, her sister Christina, her mother Georgia and stepfather Frank Carson, father Alan and stepmother Karen DeFilippo, her Aunt Jan DeFilippo of Moreno Valley, her Uncle Chuck and Aunt Patty Heckendorf of Modesto as well as cousins Cathy, Elizabeth, O.J., Annie, and Sabrina. All of us will miss her beautiful smile, her lovely voice and her kind nature. Although her body has died, we know her generous and loving spirit will shine forever.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dayna's name to the American Cancer Society or to any group that rescues and helps feral cats.
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Memories and Condolences
for Dayna DeFilippo Brown
Shawn Cantwell
September 2, 2021
I would occasionally search you out on the internet. Myspace and Facebook. I wondered what had happened to you. I had thought something terrible befell you. Or you were just living your life somewhere. The I decided to search again. This time I had the feeling something bad has happened to you. I'm sorry this happened to you. If it was dark outside you had a smile that could almost replace the sun. You had a personality what was absolutely contagious and invigorating. I seen that you were living your life. You became a mother and a wife. Looks like you had fun as a chef too. I loved finding out how you'd take care of the cats. They needed that help. I wish I could have caught up on things while you were here on earth. But I know I will see you again. Many people in this world loved you and loved being around you. You touched many lives and I hope you know that. But until I see you again. Memories of you will dwell in my mind until my last days. When those memories of you surface. I'll feel warmth and remember the joy of knowing you. Thank you for being in my life Dayna DeFilippo Brown.
Dayna! d
Emily Hibsman
September 2, 2020
I'm so glad to have reconnected with you over the past year. You had the kindest, warmest spirit and a memorable smile.
My heart goes out to your family. ❤ I love you, Dayna. I'll always be thinking of you when I make your soup recipe, eat cheez-its, drink a corona, or listen to MSI. I'm so grateful to have known you. Cheers friend!
Nicole Van Dyke
July 8, 2020
I am always going to remember us as young, full of life, dreams and loud music...Ive been thinking of you often. I miss our coffee dates, trips to the city, and Mexican food when we were just kids. They are some of my fondest memories. You were very good to me and Im so glad our paths had crossed again. Im so sorry. Im gonna miss our messages and the future coffee/play dates we had planned. Rest easy.
P Chadwick Friesen
June 28, 2020
uch a sweet, spirited, pixie-like young woman. Gone too soon.
Rest In Peace, Dayna.
Sympathies to Georgia, Christina, Frank and family.
Peggy
Ramona Casado
June 28, 2020
Dayna was a beautiful young Woman, Daughter, Sister, Wife and Mother
I will always remember the gentle peaceful way about her and her laugh, her face always lit up when she laughed
I am grateful for the wonderful conversations we had about the Paranormal, we both loved the same programs
With loving memory Rest in Eternal peace in the arms of Jesus Dayna.....
Felisha Walden
June 28, 2020
We love you very much Dayna. Thank you for always being such a great person to be around. Your smile is unforgettable and your memory everlasting.
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